Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06
INFLUENCING A NH
How Oriental Nations Make ra.,
Known to Their sov. pesl,

How Oriental Nations Make "a.
known to Their Sovereign. Sss's
The Oldest way probably "a
the ruler IN a respectful way mob
crowd appears before the SOW. vsa
satrap ON his day of audience , t o
clothes, casts ashes on it, sarsAls
cries aloud as one man far ,sau' aud
justice, specifying afterward l ~ o
ucular cause of its great priet 's pat
sovereign, who even when bad ih
ally conscious of some Responsible, \ usu-
God, as a rule listens patien,,m .
unless his own interests are dim,
fected, grants the prayer of H. a: !
TONER'S more especially If they -. ps,t
asking for a life or two. r. s.eol!
somebody in public way. and I, "
by at once to strike terror and . 'ae'e'
inte the populace, is an exora ssuel'
power which, to men who ara - o.
intensely willful and desirous - - Oncs
duclng great effects, is exceed;ip 'e
pleasant. When Constantinopla NJ
in its glory, request for Tho r. was was
the Grand Vizier properly mado ~
great crowd was very rora,..
fused. A city in petition IN !. r
usually obtains its petition. asa
this method of demons,r.ana
might deserve praise but that Is sa,l
or never applicable to whole conn., MT
and that is of little use if the sorera; h
or his satrap is less than absolute
wou!l not move Home Saors.
much more than deputat.on ~!
there is the expedient of QUITTING !.
city and camping outside Tor the In.
which is highly impressive and A..
matte. One of the Muscoyito c.,
Dukes was. if we remember ar:si.
replacedi in that way on his tbrons !,
the people of Tver, his rival, moman;
arily successful, be ng overawed /,
the silence which suddenly fell aroroi
his throne. The deserted city, yestes
day so full of life, strikes awe hv i,
desolateness, and the ruler. bes;a.
feeling boycotted, is put to exceediOs
inconvenience. The demonstrated =
course. can not be mistaken .na
moreover. must be sincere, deean,
Asiatcs liking a "camp-out' quite !,
decent Londoners would. They az.
not. it is true, afraid of the east wind
or likely to be wetted through; but thew
can not cook, they get water with
much difficulty, they arc exposed ia
the midday sun, and they dislike ey.
ceedingly the contamination insepar,.
BILE from camped-out crowd. Tia
method, however, would in serious
emergencies be admirable but for ous
defect. If the ruler is a patient man
he sits still. and nothing comes Of the
demonstration. The people must re.
turn to their dwellings by and by, and,
when they return, they are just where
they were, except, perhaps, a little
crestfallen. Finally, there is fire-rai,.
ing. In Constantinople or Teheran Or,
we believe, Pekin, when oppression or
neglect becomes unbearable, fires be.
gin. A dozen buildings are burned every
night, the circle of fire closing in on the
palace, until the sovereign is at las.
aroused, and the grievance. whatever
it be, is, if removable, removed. This
is very striking method. and has
been known to succeed perfectly but
it has the drawback of certain vague
ness. Nobody knows exactly why the
fires are kindled, or what will put them
out, and unless the dismissal of Viz
icr stops them, or the hanging ola
few bakers, there is no reason why
they should ever stop. Still, an ORR
entail sovereign who honestly wants to
know what is "up" in his capital when
the fires begin, usually has the means
of knowing; and as the fires imply re-
volt in the immediate future, he often
thinks it wise to be in tructed and
obey the public wish.~-London Spsc!a-
tor,